3 Years On: A People's Tribunal on Status of Tsunami Rehabilitation
Anivar Aravind | 18.12.2007 19:33 | Analysis | World
The tribunal aims to conduct an impartial and independent enquiry on status of rehabilitation after three year of Asian Tsunami losses in Indias and to compile a policy report based on the testimonies by the affected people, observations of experts and community leaders.
CHENNAI: A People’s Tribunal on the status of tsunami rehabilitation
will be organised by Voices from the Margins at ICSA centre, Jeevana
Jyothi campus, Opposite Egmore Museum, Chennai on December 21st and 22nd
10 am to 5.30 pm.
voices from the Margins is a broad platform of organisations of
marginalized communities and support groups. This tribunal is an outcome
of a recent study by Voices from the Margins that exposed several
discrepancies and shortcomings in tsunami rehabilitation.
The tribunal aims to conduct an impartial and independent enquiry on
tsunami rehabilitation after three years and to compile a policy report
based on the testimonies by the affected people, observations of experts
and community leaders. This report will be submitted to concerned state
departments and donor groups that supported tsunami rehabilitation.
The People’s Tribunal will have a jury consisting of eminent persons
including Justice Mr. H. Suresh (retired judge, Mumbai High Court) , Dr.
Asghar Ali Engineer (eminent social activist and winner of Right to
Livelihood award), Dr. K.N.Panikkar (historian and former vice
Chancellor, Sankaracharya University) and Dr.Yasodha Shanmugasundaram
(former vice Chancellor, Mother Teresa Women’s University). The jury
will be assisted by a panel of experts on various issues related to
tsunami disaster, relief and rehabilitation, including
Dr.R.K.Sivanappan, Mr. Ossie Fernandez, Advocate Henri Tiphagne, Dr.
P.V. Unnikrishnan, Mr. Vasudevraju, Prof Ms.V.Kadhambari, Ms. Chaman
Pincha, Dr. Constantin Varidaiah and Mr. Sumesh Mangalassery.
The outcome of the people’s tribunal will be submitted to the Prime
Minister of India, Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, and
donors. It will be used as policy paper to bring effective changes in
the final phase of tsunami rehabilitation.
Several civil society organizations have come forward to take part in
and support the People’s Tribunal. Poet Ms Malathy Maithri and
S.M.Prithiviraj are the conveners of Pondicherry and Tamilnadu
respectively.
Contact: Mobile : +919843080963,+919443090175 & +919444224866
E-mail:
voicesfromthemargins@gmail.com
Web:
http://voicesfromthemargins.com
will be organised by Voices from the Margins at ICSA centre, Jeevana
Jyothi campus, Opposite Egmore Museum, Chennai on December 21st and 22nd
10 am to 5.30 pm.
voices from the Margins is a broad platform of organisations of
marginalized communities and support groups. This tribunal is an outcome
of a recent study by Voices from the Margins that exposed several
discrepancies and shortcomings in tsunami rehabilitation.
The tribunal aims to conduct an impartial and independent enquiry on
tsunami rehabilitation after three years and to compile a policy report
based on the testimonies by the affected people, observations of experts
and community leaders. This report will be submitted to concerned state
departments and donor groups that supported tsunami rehabilitation.
The People’s Tribunal will have a jury consisting of eminent persons
including Justice Mr. H. Suresh (retired judge, Mumbai High Court) , Dr.
Asghar Ali Engineer (eminent social activist and winner of Right to
Livelihood award), Dr. K.N.Panikkar (historian and former vice
Chancellor, Sankaracharya University) and Dr.Yasodha Shanmugasundaram
(former vice Chancellor, Mother Teresa Women’s University). The jury
will be assisted by a panel of experts on various issues related to
tsunami disaster, relief and rehabilitation, including
Dr.R.K.Sivanappan, Mr. Ossie Fernandez, Advocate Henri Tiphagne, Dr.
P.V. Unnikrishnan, Mr. Vasudevraju, Prof Ms.V.Kadhambari, Ms. Chaman
Pincha, Dr. Constantin Varidaiah and Mr. Sumesh Mangalassery.
The outcome of the people’s tribunal will be submitted to the Prime
Minister of India, Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, and
donors. It will be used as policy paper to bring effective changes in
the final phase of tsunami rehabilitation.
Several civil society organizations have come forward to take part in
and support the People’s Tribunal. Poet Ms Malathy Maithri and
S.M.Prithiviraj are the conveners of Pondicherry and Tamilnadu
respectively.
Contact: Mobile : +919843080963,+919443090175 & +919444224866
E-mail:
voicesfromthemargins@gmail.com Web:
http://voicesfromthemargins.com
Anivar Aravind
e-mail:
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